Solomon Islands: Tarevalata ‘Kastom’ Conserved Area, Chivoko, Lauru Island
Tarevalata ‘Kastom’ Conserved Area, Chivoko, Lauru Island, May 2008
Vietnam: Van Long Nature Reserve
Van Long Nature Reserve, May 2008
9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP9), Bonn, May, 2008
TGER/TILCEPA and partners organized a side event at CBD COP 9 entitled “ICCAs: from ‘oldest secret’ to crucial avenue for the conservation for biodiversity…”… Read more “9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP9), Bonn, May, 2008” ▸
Custom and commonage in Africa rethinking the orthodoxies
Custom and commonage in Africa rethinking the orthodoxies, liz Alden Wily (2008), Land Use policy 25, 43-52
Second meeting of the CBD Working Group on Protected Areas, Rome, 8 February, 2008
Over 50 participants from civil society organizations and government delegations came together at the WG PA-2 to discuss the concept of ICCAs in the… Read more “Second meeting of the CBD Working Group on Protected Areas, Rome, 8 February, 2008” ▸
Making FPIC – Free, Prior and Informed Consent – Work: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous Peoples
Report: “Making FPIC – Free, Prior and Informed Consent – Work: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous Peoples” Marcus Colchester and Maurizio Farhan Ferrari, 2007… Read more “Making FPIC – Free, Prior and Informed Consent – Work: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous Peoples” ▸
Northern Mesoamerica: Belize, Guatemala, Southern Mexico
The CCA movement is vibrant is Mexico, growing in Guatemala but merely nascent in Belize. Indigenous and some mestizo communities have historically managed their… Read more “Northern Mesoamerica: Belize, Guatemala, Southern Mexico” ▸
The Circumpolar Arctic: Nunavut (Canada) and Russia
The concept of “Community Conserved Areas” is still largely unknown among indigenous organizations, local communities, academics, government and others in the Arctic. Most indigenous… Read more “The Circumpolar Arctic: Nunavut (Canada) and Russia” ▸
Municipal Conservation areas in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bridging biodiversity with local needs
Municipal Conservation areas in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bridging biodiversity with local needs, Presentation, Amend
Foro de Pueblos Indígenas, Comunidades Campesinas y Afrodesciendientes
Foro de Pueblos Indígenas, Comunidades Campesinas y Afrodesciendientes, Autor: Jorge Nahuel – (Director de Pueblos Originarios y Recursos Naturales, Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo… Read more “Foro de Pueblos Indígenas, Comunidades Campesinas y Afrodesciendientes” ▸
Central and Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Cameroon
Wide differences exist between the four countries with regard to the size, and occurrence of CCAs. This appears to be the result of a… Read more “Central and Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Cameroon” ▸
‘Strengthening Community Conserved Areas’—lessons, needs & recommendations for policy and practice: International Workshop, Kastamonu, Turkey, 1-5 October, 2007
An international workshop entitled “Strengthening Community Conserved Areas—lessons, needs & recommendations for policy and practice” took place in the Kure mountains of Turkey in… Read more “‘Strengthening Community Conserved Areas’—lessons, needs & recommendations for policy and practice: International Workshop, Kastamonu, Turkey, 1-5 October, 2007” ▸
The right to know and the right to speak— Citizens’ Advisory Councils exercise oversight of petroleum-related risks in Alaska
The right to know and the right to speak— Citizens’ Advisory Councils exercise oversight of petroleum-related risks in Alaska, Richard Steiner, Policy Matters no… Read more “The right to know and the right to speak— Citizens’ Advisory Councils exercise oversight of petroleum-related risks in Alaska” ▸
Conflicting culture and conservation in China
The Dulong are one of China’s least populous ethnic groups, living at the corner of Yunnan, Tibet and Myanmar. Traditional Dulong agriculture (rotational agriculture… Read more “Conflicting culture and conservation in China” ▸
Conservation and Human Rights, Policy Matters 15
Conservation and Human Rights, Policy Matters 15, July 2007 POLICY MATTERS is a peer reviewed journal published electronically and in print by IUCN’s Commission… Read more “Conservation and Human Rights, Policy Matters 15” ▸
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (adopted in 2007) English / French / Spanish
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED) (adopted in 2006)
Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands
Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon prevent deforestation and destruction by fire as well as government Parks… and actually better! Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation… Read more “Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands” ▸
Strength in Diversity: fish sanctuaries and deep-water pools in Laos PDR
Strength in Diversity: fish sanctuaries and deep-water pools in Laos PDR, I.G. Baird, Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2006, 13, 1–8.
CBD COP8 ICCAs in Decisions of CBD COP 8, Curitiba, 2006VIII/24 on Protected Areas, Curitiba, 2006
The 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 8), held in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2006, was also the… Read more “CBD COP8 ICCAs in Decisions of CBD COP 8, Curitiba, 2006VIII/24 on Protected Areas, Curitiba, 2006” ▸
